Sweet, sensible Matilda and noisy, nefarious Hans really couldn’t be more different. Could they? After all, while the former is delightfully dutiful and dainty, helping with the housework and winning approval wherever she goes, the latter is a rebellious, masked daredevil – clashing dustbin lids, scrawling graffiti, operating in the shadows and clearly headed for disaster. Canny youngsters will love spotting the twist in this funny and subversive tale before the official dénouement – and there’s a serious message here, too, about the dangers of pigeonholing children according to the kinds of behaviour we have come to expect from them, not to mention dividing the world neatly (and unrealistically) into ‘goodies’ and ‘baddies’ for the next generation.
Wonder is the unforgettable story of August Pullman, an ordinary boy with an extraordinary face. With over five million copies sold, Wonder is a true modern classic, a…
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One of the most popular topics of conversation amongst young children is ‘what I was like when I was *really* small’. They love to compare themselves with who they were just a…
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Despite the relentless efforts of teachers, policy makers and passionate advocates of mathematics over many years, numeracy is still a skill that’s often rather bizarrely…
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With The Gruffalo’s Child, Julia Donaldson proved herself more than capable of following up what had quickly become a beloved children’s classic with a sequel of similar…
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Something exciting is happening at the Heavenly Hippos Wildlife Park; gold stars are going to be awarded to winning animals in four categories: most popular, tidiest; most stylish;…
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